Real estate, not gold or stocks, are a girl's best friend: Anarock study

65% women prefer investing in real estate over other asset classes, and of these, 77% would rather buy property as an investment and only 23% want it for self-use

Women have emerged as a key homebuyer group at a time when housing sales have reached an all-time high, finds a survey by Anarock. According to the study, about 65 per cent of women prefer to invest in real estate followed by 20 per cent in stock market. Hust 8 per cent want gold and 7 per cent go for fixed deposits.

The study also finds that 77 per cent women favouring real estate prefer purchasing property as an investment, while 23 per cent would buy for self-use. Earlier this ratio was 82:18, in favour of investment.

The survey also